From 67ad37581f16b1ff1bb79abea7dc7c8f67e590c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adriaan de Groot Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:57:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [contextualprocess] Document corner-case The "*" will match its literal value, but is also used as a wildcard. --- src/modules/contextualprocess/contextualprocess.conf | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/modules/contextualprocess/contextualprocess.conf b/src/modules/contextualprocess/contextualprocess.conf index 1f148328c..74bd2304a 100644 --- a/src/modules/contextualprocess/contextualprocess.conf +++ b/src/modules/contextualprocess/contextualprocess.conf @@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ # # As a special case, the value-check "*" matches any value, but **only** # if no other value-check matches. Use it as an *else* form for value- -# checks. Take care to put the asterisk in quotes. +# checks. Take care to put the asterisk in quotes. The value-check "*" +# **also** matches a literal asterisk as value; a confusing corner case +# is checking for an asterisk **and** having a wildcard match with +# different commands. This is currently not possible. # # Global configuration variables are not checked in a deterministic # order, so do not rely on commands from one variable-check to